The Effect of an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Alert on Hepatitis B Screening

University of California, Davis8,299 enrolled

Overview

Asian and Pacific Islander Americans at risk, but never tested for chronic hepatitis B have been randomized to receive an electronic alert in their electronic medical chart to remind primary care physicians to screen them for chronic hepatitis B.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SCREENING

Masking

TRIPLE

Enrollment

8,299

Conditions

Hepatitis B

Interventions

Electronic HBV AlertOTHER

Electronic HBV Alert deployed in electronic medical charts of at risk patients

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 75 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: Asian and Pacific Islanders (API) who have not yet received HBsAg testing. API will be identified using a novel algorithm which identifies them using their surname, language preference, country of origin. \- Exclusion Criteria: Previous HBsAg completion. \-

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Serum Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Completion

Number of patients who have completed the HBsAg test

Time frame: up to 12 months

Secondary Outcomes

Serum Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Positivity

Number of patients with testing positive for HBsAg

Time frame: up to 12 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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